Season in Purgatory
by Keneally, Thomas
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, scarce 1st edition, unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve), orange boards, text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked; l
- ISBN 10
- 0002224712
- ISBN 13
- 9780002224710
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About This Item
London, Sydney: Collins, 1976. 1st. h/b. Very good, scarce 1st edition, unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve), orange boards, text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked; label residue on endpapers. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). During World War II, David Pelham, a young British surgeon, parachutes into Yugoslavia and sets up a hospital to aid Tito's army. There he meets--and loves--the fiery Moja Javich, a resourceful partisan. Their love gives Pelham the strength to endure the atrocities of war as he seeks to avoid capture. Keneally has vigorously fleshed out ""a bloody good novel"" (Washington Post).
Synopsis
During World War II, David Pelham, a young British surgeon, parachutes into Yugoslavia and sets up a hospital to aid Tito's army. There he meets-and loves-the fiery Moja Javich, a resourceful partisan. Their love gives Pelham the strength to endure the atrocities of war as he seeks to avoid capture. Keneally has vigorously fleshed out "a bloody good novel" (Washington Post).
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133161
- Title
- Season in Purgatory
- Author
- Keneally, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, scarce 1st edition, unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve), orange boards, text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked; l
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0002224712
- ISBN 13
- 9780002224710
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London, Sydney
- Date Published
- 1976
- Pages
- 223
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, historical fiction, Keneally, second world war
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.46 g
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